HIBISCUS: Popular for nearly 200 years and with good reason. Its size and growth habit allow it to be planted near a home or in a border, and its flowers are spectacular! Very useful for late summer to early fall bloom. Slow to begin growing in the spring, but makes up for lost time fast. (Rose of Sharon) Blue ChiffonTM Hibiscus is the latest addition to the ChiffonTM series from breeder Dr. Roderick Woods of England. The exquisite blue flowers have a lacy center of lighter lavender-blue petals that give it a semi-double appearance. The flower centers are accented with wine red color that streaks out from the veins of the petals. Blue ChiffonTM blooms profusely from July through September. A Proven Winners® ColorChoice® Flowering Shrub. ...

The Official Registry and Checklist - Rosa is an official publication of the International Cultivar Registration Authority - Rosa, and it conforms to the standards set forth by the International Society for Horticultural Sciences, as documented in the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. This reference guide seeks to identify all cultivars of the genus Rosa, including those not registered, no longer in cultivation or extinct. Entries for more than 33,000 unique cultivars include all known synonyms for a given cultivar along with a detailed description of its growing habits and history. Rose enthusiasts worldwide will enjoy a vast wealth of knowledge at their fingertips with this most up-to-date registry. ...

Over the years as a result of my obsessive searching out new varieties of ramblers, both in this country and in Europe, I have acquired a very significant collection of about 300 different varieties with more on their way from Europe. This has given me an unusually wonderful opportunity, along with my travels, to photograph and study these interesting plants first hand. Surrounded this way by living subjects, as well as my library, it has been a pleasure to create a written record of what I know about them in this book. ...